00:00 Azerbaijan has claimed full control over Nagorno-Karabakh region after local Armenian forces agree to lay down their weapons.
00:09 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky tells UN Council that its Russian veto renders the world body ineffective.
00:19 France rolls out the red carpet under Versailles worthy glassware for the UK's King Charles, who begins a three-day state visit.
00:29 Scenes like these, family homes destroyed, have come to a halt after a tense 48 hours.
00:40 Azerbaijan says it has claimed full control over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region after local Armenian forces there agree to lay down their weapons.
00:51 Peace talks with representatives of the region are due to start later today.
00:56 Azerbaijan claims to have "re-established its sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh" releasing these images of the Russia-mediated ceasefire.
01:05 Thousands of residents in the Nagorno-Karabakh have flocked to a camp operated by Russian peacekeepers.
01:13 Armenia's Prime Minister claims the Russian troops are fully responsible for their security.
01:19 "The last information I received from Nagorno-Karabakh was that the intensity of the military operations has decreased."
01:36 "We cannot say that it has become zero, but it has decreased."
01:44 Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's President praised authorities in neighboring Armenia.
01:50 "Armenia has shown a political weakness today, and I can say that it has shown a political weakness yesterday, and we appreciate this."
02:16 More than a thousand people have protested in Armenia's capital, accusing their own government of not supporting ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.
02:23 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN Security Council that a Russian veto has rendered the world body ineffective.
02:40 A day after addressing the General Assembly in person for the first time since the war, the Ukrainian leader proposed specific actions should be implemented by the Security Council.
02:50 He says the only way to lasting peace is the full withdrawal of Russian troops and restoring Kiev's control over its territory within the 1991 borders after the fall of the Soviet Union.
03:03 "The UN General Assembly should be given a real opportunity to pass the veto. This is the first necessary step.
03:10 If the war cannot be stopped because all efforts are blocked by a veto, or because someone is trying to suppress the aggressor,
03:18 this issue should be brought to the General Assembly's consideration."
03:24 Although the world had been waiting for a standoff in the chamber between Russia's Foreign Minister and Zelensky, the two did not meet.
03:33 One left before the other arrived. But Sergey Lavrov has addressed the issue of Russia's veto directly.
03:40 "The approaches of Russia to all issues of the agenda are open. We have nothing to hide and it is not difficult to express this position again.
03:50 The use of a veto is an absolutely legitimate instrument provided in the Charter, in order not to allow decisions that would be a threat to the organization."
04:00 Although the UN Secretary General has briefed the Council reiterating that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a clear violation of the UN's Charter,
04:10 Zelensky has come under pressure from some Council members, including China, to engage in talks to end the war.
04:18 Celebrating friendship over dinner, Britain's King Charles III praised France's wonderful welcome at a grand dinner held in his honour at the sumptuous Hall of Mirrors of the Palace de Versailles.
04:33 The state visit is designed to highlight the renewed friendship between France and the UK, despite political tensions over Brexit, which the King expressed mostly in French.
04:45 "Mr President, in all this we can count on our solid friendship, which is renewed and re-energized for each new generation."
04:58 Charles and his wife Camilla are on a three-day visit to France, which was postponed from March because of nationwide protests.
05:09 Later Thursday, the King will address the French Senate and have one-to-one talks with President Emmanuel Macron.
05:16 "Ladies and gentlemen, we are looking forward to further information coming out in the light of the PIS visa affair.
05:31 Polish visas, documents requiring entry into our country, were sold in countries such as Asia and Africa."
05:40 Now Poland's former Deputy Foreign Minister and his associates are under investigation for corruption in connection to the issuing of such documents.
05:48 And journalists say this is only the tip of the iceberg.
05:52 "We have revealed the entire system that was built by the co-workers of the Deputy Foreign Minister.
05:59 There were lists of people to consulates and Polish embassies in Asia and Africa, and these people were to receive visas.
06:08 The most pathological mechanism was India.
06:12 There they sent lists of people who were to be film crews from Bollywood.
06:16 It turned out that they had nothing to do with the film industry, that the film producer was a heavy trader, that the actor could not show any fragment of his film.
06:27 "We have a lot of documents that prove that this procedure took place, because they allow entry to Mexico.
06:31 In Mexico, there is only the United States. This is what the smuggling flag looked like.
06:35 We have all the documentation that proves that this procedure took place.
06:39 No one will deny that it took place."
06:41 The ruling party has so far avoided answering questions about the so-called visa scandal.
06:46 But there is a difference of opinions among officials concerning not if, but how many visas were issued.
06:53 Some people have already been detained.
06:56 The first indications of irregularities in the issuing of visas were in July 2022.
07:01 The allegations include invoking influence in a state institution and accepting financial benefits,
07:07 acts which are punishable by up to 8 years of imprisonment.
07:11 Organizations helping migrants and refugees in Poland, especially those rebunked by the government for assisting at the Belarusian border,
07:19 are following the scandal with a large dose of bitterness.
07:24 "We were wondering why the applications of people we help, the applications for the status of listeners, are not accepted.
07:32 The messages that have recently reached us about how to get Polish visas, I have the impression that they explain a lot.
07:40 It just shows that in Poland it is easier to do things differently."
07:46 The scandal in the government and the ruling party, whose election campaign is partly based on warnings against accepting migrants from Asia and Africa,
07:53 could have a significant impact on the results of the upcoming elections.
07:57 Magdalena Wodownik for Euronews from Warsaw.
07:59 One year after opening its doors, the Budapest Helps Community Center has provided support to almost 12,000 refugees from Ukraine.
08:10 Offering everything from social work to community activities for both young and old, the center was set up by the Hungarian Capital's municipality,
08:17 the International Organization for Migration and the UNHCR.
08:21 It aims to help Ukrainians forced to flee their country integrate into Hungarian society.
08:26 "They arrived in a foreign country where they didn't know anyone, and they had to find their place, their new life.
08:37 We are trying to help them in their new life, in their new beginning."
08:42 Although Hungary has not joined other EU states in giving Ukraine military support, it does provide humanitarian aid.
08:49 The Budapest Helps Center assists refugees in accessing schooling, healthcare, employment and housing, and offers a place to meet their people.
08:59 "This place for me is a place for peace, where they can come to be together with the same kids like they are,
09:08 to do something together, to communicate. Parents also can sit here without kids and speak about something,
09:16 about some problems or some happiness that they have in their life."
09:20 Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year,
09:26 more than 35,000 Ukrainian refugees have applied for temporary protection in Hungary.
09:31 The work of the center has been supported by the US State Department, as well as the Norwegian, Japanese and Swedish governments.
09:39 In Spain's central region of Castilla y León, one of the least populated areas in Europe,
09:54 essential services can be a challenge.
09:56 For instance, Josefa has booked a bus ride to travel 25 kilometers to her nearest health center.
10:01 No regular routes connect her village of 300 inhabitants with the main town of the district,
10:07 but thanks to an on-demand transportation service, these rural communities are finding innovative ways to bridge the gap.
10:13 "It works very well, I am very happy. The workers come to pick us up at 11.30 and they drop us off at Olivares.
10:21 I am very happy, I always pick them up at the health center."
10:24 Customers can book their trip by phone or online, but these on-demand services are more than just a convenience.
10:31 They are a lifeline for rural communities, ensuring that essential services remain accessible to all, no matter where they live.
10:38 "In areas like this, public transport is essential for citizens to have access to basic things
10:45 such as withdrawing money from a ATM or even going to the supermarket."
10:50 "Castilla y León has a population density of just 25 people per square meter.
10:55 90% of the population lives in towns smaller than 1,000 inhabitants.
10:59 With fewer passengers and limited resources, the Regional Transport Authority has found a solution.
11:04 Unlike traditional bus routes, on-demand services are provided by buses that take variable routes, avoiding unnecessary stops."
11:12 "We can reach many more places at a lower cost, and of course, for the average person.
11:19 Because if we don't make unnecessary stops, the emissions we emit are lower."
11:25 The regional government implemented the service 18 years ago,
11:31 and since then it has caught the attention of other regions in Spain and abroad, looking for more efficient means of transport.
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